Regular drop out with BT Voyager 2100

I have been successfully using the Voyager2100 wireless router - but
one evening when I switched on my pc (running Windows 2000) I found
that the wireless network icon at the bottom of my screen kept
switching on and off. The message that accompanied this stated
"wireless network unplugged" & the green icon with the wireless
status kept going from no bars to full bars. The interval for the
switching on and off is less than a second. This repeated itself for a
full hour before I switched off the machine. I tested a second laptop
(running windows XP) on the wireless network and the same thing
happened to that connection (it too had previously worked okay).

For your info: All Virus and spyware detection software are up to date
& all Windows updates installed

What I have attempted to do to resolve the issue:

1. I rebooted the voyager router and reset the configuration

2. All went well until I set the network authentication to WEP & the
encryption to WPA-PSK (with a network key composed of capitals, lower
case and numbers)

3.I rebooted again and set the configuration except didnot encrypt the
data

4. I downloaded the latest driver for the router

5.I have even changed the channel setting in case of outside
interference

The only way to keep a stable connection is not to have
encryption/authentication which is very concerning. I have tested this
over a period of a month and no improvement.

Is my voyager router defective or is this something someone else has
come across before?

I am also using BT Voyager laptop adapters.

It's possible that you are actually connecting to a neighbor's wireless, which
is prevented when you enable encryption, because your signal is too weak or
nonexistent. Be sure to set a unique SSID in your wireless router. Then use
Network Stumbler (free) to see what wireless networks are available (including
your own).

In <1131027215.710184.230960@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups .com> on 3 Nov 2005
06:13:35 -0800, "cornwallis" <hstannard@gmail.com> wrote:

>I have been successfully using the Voyager2100 wireless router - but
>one evening when I switched on my pc (running Windows 2000) I found
>that the wireless network icon at the bottom of my screen kept
>switching on and off. The message that accompanied this stated
>"wireless network unplugged" & the green icon with the wireless
>status kept going from no bars to full bars. The interval for the
>switching on and off is less than a second. This repeated itself for a
>full hour before I switched off the machine. I tested a second laptop
>(running windows XP) on the wireless network and the same thing
>happened to that connection (it too had previously worked okay).
>
>For your info: All Virus and spyware detection software are up to date
>& all Windows updates installed
>
>What I have attempted to do to resolve the issue:
>
>1. I rebooted the voyager router and reset the configuration
>
>2. All went well until I set the network authentication to WEP & the
>encryption to WPA-PSK (with a network key composed of capitals, lower
>case and numbers)
>
>3.I rebooted again and set the configuration except didnot encrypt the
>data
>
>4. I downloaded the latest driver for the router
>
>5.I have even changed the channel setting in case of outside
>interference
>
>The only way to keep a stable connection is not to have
>encryption/authentication which is very concerning. I have tested this
>over a period of a month and no improvement.
>
>Is my voyager router defective or is this something someone else has
>come across before?
>
> I am also using BT Voyager laptop adapters.

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